muted
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The latest inflation reading also takes some of the heat off the Fed, at a relatively muted annual pace of 2.7% in December.
From Barron's
The latest inflation reading also takes some of the heat off the Fed, at a relatively muted annual pace of 2.7% in December.
From Barron's
Markets have reacted in a muted fashion so far — an indication that investors believe the administration’s initiative will fail to gain momentum.
From MarketWatch
The government shutdown also doesn’t appear to have had a lingering drag on spending once paychecks resumed, suggesting that the economic impacts of the longest government shutdown will be more muted than initially forecast.
From Barron's
It came after Wall Street stocks retreated from records as markets weighed muted US inflation data, mixed bank earnings and the jump in oil prices.
From Barron's
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